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Brian Krebs at the Washington Post is reporting on the latest effort to highlight potential security issues with OS X. The Month of Apple Bugs will be brought to you by LMH, anonymous denizen of the Internet who brought you the Month of Kernel Bugs, and security researcher Kevin Finisterre. Of course, one could argue that a daily revelation of undocumented flaws in OS X could have the unintended consequence of actually making it less secure, except that consequence is not unintended.

"Right now, many OS X users still think their system is bulletproof, and some people are interested on making it look that way," LMH said.

Right there is where the question of motive comes into play, as one could also argue that some people are interested in making OS X look another way. Remember the "Hacked Mac in 60 Seconds" drama, the flaw that was never actually demonstrated in public?

This isn't to say all is well at Apple Computer regarding security, even at the most basic level. By default, Safari still opens "safe" files that have been downloaded. Nonetheless, setting aside accusations about smug Mac users and comparative security of Windows and OS X, one simple fact remains. OS X is still safer than Windows, safety being measured by actual exploits that have occurred, or not occurred.

Here is an idea: Month of Pwned. In February, OS X users that have actually been victimized by malware could come forward each day, except that there are too many days in the month.